Almondsbury UWE F.C.

Almondsbury UWE

Full name

Almondsbury UWE Football Club

Nickname(s)

Almonds

Founded

1969 (as Patchway North End)

Ground

The Field, Almondsbury
51°32′56.22″N 2°34′18.60″W / 51.5489500°N 2.5718333°WCoordinates: 51°32′56.22″N 2°34′18.60″W / 51.5489500°N 2.5718333°W

Chairman

Mike Blessing

Manager

John Black^[1]

League

Western League
Division One

2013–14

Western League
Division One, 9th

Home colours

Away colours

Almondsbury UWE F.C. are English association football club based in Almondsbury, near Bristol, England. They play in Division One of the Western League, and play at The Field. The current team name was adopted in 2009, when an agreement with the University of the West of England led to the name being changed from Almondsbury to Almondsbury UWE. The club is affiliated to the Gloucestershire County FA.

History

The club were founded in 1969 as Patchway North End, but changed their name to Patchway Old Boys in 1971, when they were playing in the Bristol Suburban League. They moved the short distance from Patchway to Almondsbury in 1989 and changed their name to Almondsbury and were promoted to the Gloucestershire County League two years later after winning the Bristol Suburban League title.

Almondsbury were champions of the Gloucestershire League in 2004 and won promotion to Western League Division One. A tie-in with the University of the West of England (UWE) was announced in 2009, resulting in the club changing its name to Almondsbury UWE.^[2] In this year the Club also made its debut in the FA Vase losing to Cowes Sports in the First Qualifying Round 1–0.^[3]

Following the resignation of neighbours Almondsbury Town from the Southern Football League Division One South & West in 2010–11, Almondsbury UWE became the premier side in the town. In this year the club also made its début in the FA Cup competition, making it to the Preliminary round.^[3]

Honours

Gloucestershire County League:^[4]
- Winners: 2003–04
Bristol Suburban League Premier Division:
- Winners: 1990–91

Records

Highest League Position:^[3] 9th in Western League Division One 2011–12
FA Cup best performance:^[3] First Qualifying Round 2012–13
FA Vase best performance:^[3] Second Qualifying Round 2010–11

League record

Season	Division	Position	Significant Events
As Almondsbury
Joined Gloucestershire County League
2001–02	Gloucestershire County League	6	–
2002–03	Gloucestershire County League	4	–
2003–04	Gloucestershire County League	1	Champions
2004–05	Western League Division One	12	–
2005–06	Western League Division One	18	–
2006–07	Western League Division One	15	–
2007–08	Western League Division One	20	–
2008–09	Western League Division One	18	–
Almondsbury renamed as Almondsbury UWE
2009–10	Western League Division One	13	–
2010–11	Western League Division One	12	–
2011–12	Western League Division One	9	–

References

↑ "Former Arsenal, Portsmouth and Bristol Rovers player David Hillier is new Almondsbury UWE boss". Thornbury Gazette (Newsquest Media Group). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
↑ "UWE squad team up with Almondsbury Football Club". University of the West of England. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 FCHD Football Club History Database-Almondsbury UWE
↑ FCHD Football Club History Database-Almondsbury

Sources

"About the team". Almondsbury UWE Football Club. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

External links

Almondsbury at the Football Club History Database
Official club website
Web-teams homepage

Western League

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